Final theses

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Information on writing theses
Are you interested in writing your thesis in our specialist area? You are very welcome!

Requirements
The following formal requirements must be met in order to write a thesis at the Department of Human Resource Management and Organization:

  • For Bachelor theses, the successful completion of at least two courses of 4 SWS each in the subject area and participation in the University Library's training course on database research are mandatory requirements. Corresponding proof must be submitted to the department. Please note: Successful completion of the course Strategy and Performance Processes/BWL-1a(b) is independent of these prerequisites and students are also expected to have completed at least two courses of the department with 4 SWS each.
  • For Master's theses, we recommend the successful completion of a term paper in at least one Master's seminar in the subject area, as well as participation in the course "Leadership & Change Management". Participation in the seminar "Qualitative Research Methods", which is recognized as a project seminar, is strongly recommended. In addition, we recommend the University Library's training courses to all students who would like to refresh their knowledge of systematic research work and also refer to the training courses offered by the University Library on literature management with Citavi.

Please understand that we cannot consider your project if the formal requirements are not met.

 

Allocation of supervision capacities
To submit a specific topic proposal, please use the PMG form, which you should send to the academic employees (Ms. Vakilzadeh and Ms. Dobler) of the chair. Our information sheet serves to explain the PMG form and should help you to draft a meaningful topic proposal.

We will decide whether to accept your thesis proposal on the basis of the PMG form you submit:

  • There are two set dates per year when we review submitted PMG forms and allocate any supervision capacity. PMG forms should therefore be submitted to us by 15.04. or 15.10 . of the respective year. Please note these dates when planning and submitting your PMG. You will then receive an answer regarding the acceptance or rejection of your supervision within a short time after these deadlines.
  • In the context of Master's theses, your proposal will be more attractive if it is an empirical research project. We are particularly interested in the use of qualitative research methods (e.g. expert interviews) and data analysis with MAXQDA.

Once you have been accepted as a supervisor, we will register your thesis on your preferred date.

 

Formal information
Answers to formal questions about writing your thesis can be found in the document "Things to know about writing academic papers at the Department of Human Resource Management and Organization Studies".

Please use the following declaration of independence: Declaration of independence

Our area of expertise focuses on human resources management and organizational theory. This includes the following subject areas in particular:

  • Strategic personnel management,
  • Strategic communication,
  • personnel management,
  • change management,
  • corruption,
  • empowerment,
  • Teamwork / Collaboration,
  • Collective cognitions,
  • Organizational practices/routines,
  • Organizational learning,
  • Organizational competence,
  • Organizational creativity,
  • Organizational Identity,
  • Organizational resilience,
  • Crisis management / turnaround management,
  • Entrepreneurship,
  • sensemaking and innovation,
  • trust
  • Well-being.

If your thesis project fits into one of these subject areas or is generally related to human resource management and organizational studies, we look forward to receiving your ideas, topic suggestions and projects.Please note that your project should be characterized by a certain degree of novelty and should not have already been worked on in a similar way in the field. As a general rule, you should be guided by current publications in internationally recognized journals. Independent empirical studies are particularly welcome for Master's theses.

  • Instruments of e-recruiting
  • Opportunities and limitations of e-learning in the field of personnel development
  • How can companies counteract the effects of mental illness?
  • Human Resource Architecture: State of the Art
  • The restoration of organizational trust
  • Organizational development through systemic intervention
  • The role of corporate culture in dealing with international mergers & acquisitions
  • Ethical Leadership - a critical examination of a new approach in leadership research
  • Organizational change towards the 4-day working week: the causes of resistance from managers
  • Sensemaking and sensegiving of start-up managers in crisis situations
  • Organizational identification among employees in hybrid work settings
  • Leader-member relationships during crises - A case study of the TV show "Designated Survivor"
  • Change management: The role of organizational culture in resistance to change processes
  • Trust in virtual teams: An empirical study of the trust relationships of team members in business organizations
  • Potentials and benefits of corporate volunteering - a business perspective
  • The influence of hybrid working on corporate culture - a literature-based analysis

  • Trainers' expectations of internal company stakeholders in the context of vocational training